Greatest Hits

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Greatest Hits is a 1970 studio album by American protest singer-songwriter Phil Ochs that satirically presents itself as a compilation while showcasing his shift toward more rock-influenced, theatrical music.

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instanceOf concept album
satirical album
studio album
artist Phil Ochs
chronologyPosition final studio album by Phil Ochs
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtFeatures Phil Ochs in a gold lamé suit
coverArtStyle Elvis Presley parody
criticalReception cult following
positive retrospective reviews
follows Rehearsals for Retirement
genre folk rock
protest music
rock
theatrical rock
hasFormat vinyl LP
hasInfluenceOn later political singer-songwriters
hasTrack Bach, Beethoven, Mozart and Me
Boy in Ohio
Chords of Fame
Gas Station Women
Jim Dean of Indiana
Miranda
No More Songs
One Way Ticket Home
The Four Pennies
surface form: Ten Cents a Coup

That’s What I Want to Hear
The War Is Over
hasType satirical compilation-style album
studio recording
intendedAs satirical greatest-hits package
label A&M Records
language English
lyricalFocus American politics
celebrity culture
media and fame
War and Peace
surface form: war and peace
marks shift toward rock-influenced, theatrical music for Phil Ochs
musicalStyle orchestrated arrangements
rock-influenced
theatrical
narrativeTheme political commentary
satire of greatest-hits compilations
social criticism
notableSong Chords of Fame
Jim Dean of Indiana
No More Songs
performer Phil Ochs
producer Van Dyke Parks
recordedIn 1970
releaseDate 1970

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Phil Ochs album Greatest Hits